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U.S., allies assisting Libya need awareness of nation’s driving forces

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Tripoli ruled unsafe for international soccer

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

An anti-Gadhafi rebel holds a weapon Tuesday as he walks forward with other rebels to battle on the front line against pro-Gadhafi fighters near the town of Bin-Jawad in eastern Libya. Libyan warplanes launched at least three new airstrikes Tuesday near rebel positions in the oil port of Ras Lanouf, keeping up a counteroffensive to prevent the opposition from advancing toward leader Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold in the capital Tripoli. (Associated Press)

Gadhafi forces stymie rebel movement

By Maggie Michael and Paul Schemm - Associated Press

A Libyan anti-government rebel lies by the roadside at an advance checkpoint between the town of Ras Lanouf and Bin-Jawad, eastern Libya, Monday, March 7, 2011. An air strike hit Ras Lanouf, a key oil port held by the rebels, on Monday but there were no casualties. A day earlier, a heavy assault by pro-regime forces stalled the rebel advance. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Libyan warplanes strike rebels at oil port

By Paul Schemm - Associated Press

An anti-Gadhafi rebel runs away as smoke rises following an airstrike by Libyan warplanes in Ras Lanouf, Libya, a key oil port on the Mediterranean coast, on Monday. (Associated Press)

Gadhafi’s forces lay siege to rebel-held territories in Libya

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

An anti-Moammar Gadhafi rebel stand on a vehicle holding several RPGs at an advance check point between the oil town of Ras Lanouf and Bin-Jawad town, eastern Libya, Monday, March 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

White House: U.S. troops are one option for Libya

By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times

Oil nears $107 a barrel; gasoline above $3.50

By Chris Kahn - Associated Press

Obama: Military action against Libya possible

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, White House Chief of Staff William Daley said, "When people comment on military action, most of them have no idea what they're talking about." (Associated Press)

Daley shoots down ‘no-fly zone’

By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times

Libyan rebels who are part of the forces against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi fire a rocket launcher Sunday as they battle Gadhafi's troops outside the town of Bin Jawwad in eastern Libya. Libyan helicopter gunships fired on a rebel force advancing west toward the capital along the Mediterranean coastline Sunday and forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi fought intense ground battles with the rival fighters. (Associated Press)

Libya forces fight approaching rebels

By Maggie Michael and Paul Schemm - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday Jan. 23, 2008 file photo Britain's Prince Andrew, gestures while speaking during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. As Buckingham Palace prepares to celebrate the wedding of Prince William, officials are rushing to contain a flurry of negative publicity from the side of the family that has long been a cause embarrassment. Prince Andrew, the queen's second son, is friends with a convicted sex offender _ pictures have been published of him with his arm around the waist of the teenage prostitute at the center of that case _ and his hosting of the son of the Tunisian dictator, shortly before a popular uprising drove him from power, has led to calls for him to be stripped of his role as special UK trade ambassador. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file)

Prince Andrew faces woes as royal wedding nears

By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD - Associated Press

3 dead, 11 missing from Libya evacuation ship

By Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

Gadhafi supporters gather to celebrate at Green Square in Tripoli on Sunday. The dictator's security forces control access to ammunition and reportedly take it away from soldiers not in combat. (Associated Press)

Gadhafi could wage protracted civil war

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

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By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Embassy Row

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

Libyan rebels who are part of the forces against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hold a pre-Gadhafi flag as they celebrate after fighting against troops loyal to Gadhafi and capturing the oil town of Ras Lanuf, eastern Libya, Saturday, March 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Success on both sides sows fear of Libya civil war

By Maggie Michael and Paul Schemm - Associated Press

U.S. flying relief supplies to refugees in Tunisia

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Internet traffic in Libya goes dark amid upheaval

By DANA WOLLMAN - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Sept. 30, 2010, file photo, singer Usher arrives at the "Keep A Child Alive Black Ball" at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

Usher ‘troubled’ about Gadhafi concert link

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY - Associated Press

Anti-Gadhafi protesters leave the Muradagha mosque to demonstrate after Friday prayers in the Tajoura district of eastern Tripoli, Libya, Friday, March 4, 2011. Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi fired tear gas at protesters who marched in Tripoli on Friday, calling for the Libyan leader's ouster in defiance of a fierce crackdown by regime supporters that has spread fear in the capital. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Gadhafi forces battle rebels as 37 killed in Libya

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press